New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-06
NO SUNDAY STAGES IN FLFTH.AY E.
FINAL ACTION OF THE DIRECTORS.

RUSSELL SAGE TELLS WHY HE VOTED AGAINST THE
PRoPosITIoN-THE LINE LOSING MONEY.
After carefully consderlng tho question tor several
weeks the directors of the Fitthave. stage line have
decided not to run any stages on Sunday. This de-
cision reached at private meeting OF the Board
held on Tuesday night, and every director who voted
at all on the matter voted against the proposition
Among those who spoke most vigorously against the
proposed change was Russell Sage who offered the
resolution fprbdding It, u l am a man OF positi'
convictions" he said yesterday in discussing the sub
ject and am not afraid to speak out what think.
do not believe that there Is any necessity for running
the stages on Sunday The people along the avenue
do not want them They have said so and we are
bound TO respect their wishes. II the stages run II
would simply be n repetition what we had With the
old line. Crowds frcm the East and West Sides would
come pouring into the avenue. and fill up the stages
Just to take ride up and down the thoroughiare.
This would create endless disturbance and be oil no
practical good There the Elevated lines ana tho
horse-cars on both sides to supply ample means OF
transit for ali who wish to travel Sunday. voted
to make the fare the Elevated lines cents on Sun,
days years ago just to accommodate workiDgmcn ana
others who have not time TO visiting through inc
week. They have ample accommodations now ana
the stagea would not benefit them in the slightest.
Some OF the Younger members OF the Board were IN
favor oil the change, but when they saw that long
petition against it they thought differently Yes MIR
Earle did speak in favor OF the proposition but he id
not vote against my resolution. Ne Their did Dir. Ely
Goddard. or any OF the Others"
linen Mr. sage spoke about the finances OF tne cou-
pany " 1t is ruo" he added. that the line is not
paying, and that up to November we lost x2soOO
How much we have run behind since then cannot
say. wo have called on tho treasurer to make
report within ten days and then shall know how
we stand. do not hesitate TO that at present the
line ia running too high plane entirely. We have
got to cut down expenses and the present manage
ment will bear great deal Of pruning. We want 10
give the pcoble frst-class accommodations. but We
cannot afford to work at loss. There Is too much
fancy business entirely at present. When will we
begin to ecOnOmize That | cannot say just now.
We drop the BOYS and put boxes H. as in the old
line When started out and fixed up everything on
such grand scale under the impression that We
could charge 10 cents hut when cane to look nj
our charter we found that were Limited to cent
fare. Anyway cannot afford tn offend the Wishes
OF patrons for whom the line was especially
started by running Sunday. They wish tho sanctity
Of Sunday preserved"
How about running stages on tho branch line IN
Central Park Sunday r. he asked
That is n matter of necessity. should say. There
is other means of transit there. The system that
our line introduced is much better than its ptede-
that the people want service and va must
Obige them. Stages not necessity on tAe
avenue; they in the Park. There is nothing in
consistent in this so Tar see. anv more than
there is in running Elevated trims on sunday
There seems to be some feeling among he directors
against the management OF President Ely Goddard.
They think that he has too lofty notions about the
business and has things economically as he
should Others however think that whatever success
the limo has had l. cue to he enter prize and modern
notions oil the company's president.